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This is the best hotel experience I had. While the staff only spoke limited English, they were very attentive to even the tiniest details during our stay. We booked the Japanese style room and the view was beyond words. The meals served by the Hotel...More

One of the best Ryokan stays. We enjoyed very comfortable hospitality, and beautiful landscape from a room. Walking path was also nice. Open-air bath and dinner are superb. It is the place where we want to visit again.

Shoan is hidden away on its own peninsula in Matsushima Bay, far from the madding crowds of the town centre - and what a stunning location it is. We stayed there in the depths of the low season and were the only guests both nights,...More

this ryokan is absolutely gorgeous. Its a bit out of the center of town, but its site is breathtaking. The rooms are beautifully decorated with a mixture of western and Japanese styles. The baths are stunning with every good product imaginable. The service was also...More